Two make-up artists who spent three hours transforming Cynthia Erivo into a green Elphaba for the Wicked films said it was a challenge to ensure the make-up looked "natural" on set. Alice Jones and Olivia Jerrard worked on the movies Wicked and Wicked: For Good, parts of which were filmed in Sky Studios Elstree in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, and Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, from December 2022 to January 2024.

A 26-year-old social media comedy creator who once thought her world would "revolve around cancer" says she will not be held back or defined by it. Shell Rowe, from Essex, found out she had tumours growing in her throat and was diagnosed with stage four non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2019, but she has now been in remission for more than three years.

The daughter of a couple who were fatally poisoned with fentanyl by a family friend said doctors told her mother she had anxiety as her health deteriorated from the effects of the drug. Luke D'Wit was jailed in 2024 for the murder of Carol Baxter, 64, and her husband Stephen, 61, who died from an overdose in West Mersea, Essex.

A nail artist said she cried after seeing the nails she created for Cynthia Erivo for the Wicked movie on the big screen. Shea Osei, 33 from Basildon, Essex, worked alongside the actress to create nail designs for her character Elphaba, having known each other for 15 years.

Film fans said it was "surreal" to see a tulip field they had visited appear in a Hollywood blockbuster. Belmont Nurseries near King's Lynn in Norfolk was used as a backdrop for Wizard of Oz spin-off Wicked, which stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo as witches Glinda and Elphaba.

From the moment she was 10 years old, Sophia Adzoa-Moore knew she wanted to perform on the West End. However, one day when she was 13 she woke up unable to walk and thought her life and dream career was over. Now at the age of 25, as she makes a return to the stage, she navigates being a disabled performer and hopes to inspire others.

The residents of Hemsby don't want to leave, but their houses are on the edge of a cliff. This is their story of surviving one of the most dramatic cases of UK coastal erosion. The residents of Hemsby don't want to leave, but their houses are on the edge of a cliff. This is their story of surviving one of the most dramatic cases of UK coastal erosion.

A comedian whose parody of Liz Truss attracted millions of views online has created a show about trying to move on from the former prime minister. Nerine Skinner, from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, created the character Liv Struss, after friends pointed out her resemblance to the former South West Norfolk MP.

Zoe Cawley was 11 years old when she first started to struggle with her mental health. A few years ago, the now 20-year-old from Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire decided to start writing poetry to process her feelings.

A man who discovered his father's beloved classic car on an auction website has completed its restoration after three years of graft. Malcolm Stern, from Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, chanced on the 1930s Talbot Darracq while trying to recreate a 3D model.